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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Okay, so I've officially gotten really slack on the blogosphere. The last time I posted was in early October. I've been going MIA on the blog a lot lately. I can't do this anymore, especially when I love it so much! Sooo....

Speaking of MIA, I got off of Facebook over a week ago. I have to admit that I do not miss the Book of Face. At all. I was so tired of letting that website define my mood; I'd log in having a good day, and log out either annoyed, pissed off, hurt, or a little of everything. Now I do realize that I am in charge of my own feelings and that my being hurt, pissed off, annoyed, etc.; those were my own issues. But I was over it. So I deactivated. And it's been so freeing! I know I've only been "gone" for a little while, but just this past week without it I have been so much more present in our life. We've played more games, I've cooked more, we've read more, heck, I've even watched television without scrolling Facebook during commercials and then missing the entire movie/TV show because I got so wrapped up in social media. I would be lying if I said that I missed it.

On the other hand, the one downside about "unplugging" is the fact that I can't promote my Younique business on my Facebook group page. Bummer. But, please know that I am still selling your 3D Fiber lashes and other amazing makeup and skin products via my Younique website:

We're now running this amazing Black Friday special through December 1st that would be a perfect Christmas present for you or your loved one!

This awesome set includes:

1 Illuminate Facial Cleanser (Clean or Clear — choose one)

1 Moodstruck Minerals Pigment Powder (choose one of 32 colors)

1 Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes

1 Eye Brush Set (3-piece)

I will probably be doing most of my marketing via my blog and Instagram from now on, so please check back for more specials and giveaways.

I'm hoping that with some of these minor changes I've made that I will be blogging more. I hate to promise that I will, and not show up again in six months. I'm always asking God, "What do you want me to do with my life? Where do you want me to go?" Not that I think I'm a great writer or anything, but I do feel like He has blessed me with the joy of writing, and I feel like as long as I enjoy doing it then that's one of His gifts.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! What a year 2014 has been! Can't believe it's almost 2015. I'm ready. In the meantime, I'm incredibly thankful for all of the blessings this past year.

Friday, October 10, 2014

Not really. My blog title that is. As a matter of fact, it's full of sarcasm. I wish it were 8:00 pm, my kids were in bed, and I could stick my face in a bottle of wine. I'm so over today already.

Aaron has strep. Not that I'm shocked since elementary school is chock full of anything and everything. I knew we were in trouble yesterday when the first thing my little buddy wanted to do when he got home from school was lay down and cover up in a blanket. Might as well have a red "WARNING!" hanging above his head.Luckily, our ped's office had him come in immediately, perform a strep test, and confirm his diagnosis. He doesn't feel great, but we're on the road to recovery thank goodness.

Harper, on the other hand, is driving me cray. First of all, the child won't eat anything. Well I take that back; she's a carbaholic and will gladly live off grilled cheese, waffles, french fries, and applesauce. We had leftover mashed potatoes and green beans for lunch and they: a) Either ended up on the kitchen floor, or b) Ended up in her hair. Yes honey, I know bread is the bomb. There is nothing, I mean nothing better than a good piece of bread, I know. Other than french fries.....and cheesecake.....and you get my drift. BUT, we are not Honey Boo Boo and we must eat our veggies. I mean damn.

Now I'm totally freaked out that Harper's going to get strep. Over the past day I've tried my darnedest to keep Harper off of Aaron (which is hard because she's big-brother obsessed). What do you know, I turn my back for one second and she has Aaron's Capri Sun in her hand chewing on the straw. Seriously??!!!! Have I also mentioned that she's allergic to penicillin? Yep. Found that out at a 3AM trip to the ER last Thursday when she woke up with hives all over her body and swollen hands and feet. (Long story). WTF??!!! Can I get a break??!!

I know this post is all woe is me and you're probably thinking "shut the hell up and stop your whining." And you're probably right. But there's only so much a sister can take!

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

My mom and I hit up Marshall's Sunday afternoon for a little retail therapy. I don't know about y'all, but I either have really good Marshall's or not so good Marshall's trips. It's never in between. I either get majorly hooked up or find nothing. This wasn't the case Sunday.....hence, the jacket:

Isn't she a beauty??

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I feel seriously fierce in this jacket. Sasha Fierce. Like I could kick some serious A in this jacket.

The pictures don't do it justice. It's a Michael Kors original and normally sells at $168: Marshall's priced it at 80 buckaroos. Whoop! Go get it! They still have a few, and I believe they have some in silver as well. Hawt. It reminds me of the North Face's Ruka Jacket which I became obsessed with back in January when my cousin rocked it out over lunch one day. (Btw, this is my life now: once I put it on I grew excited over the fact that I can take my kids to the....wait for it.....local fair in this jacket. Momhood=glamourous.)

Here's something similar that I love as well!

Hope all of you are having a happy hump day! I'm listening to my sweet baby girl melt down in her crib right now....took the pacifier away today and there is hell to pay.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Y'all know I love selling some stuff. I sell my junk on Ebay, Craigslist, Facebook.....everywhere. I love it! I was even selling Nerium for a little while.

Back in August I decided to start selling Younique. I'm sure you've heard by now, but Younique is known for it's AMAZING 3D Fiber Mascara. Here's a peek at this little box of fabulous:

It basically consists of the Fiber Mascara and the transplanting gel. Two super easy steps to achieve huge, luscious lashes. So simple! I have always loved the way false lashes would transform my eyes, but it was just too much of a hassle. Getting the glue on....sometimes the glue was black which was awesome and awful all at once....applying the lashes....breaking out the tweezers....reapplying the lashes....accidentally poking your eye out....screaming when the glue stuck to your lash line (Yup, I screamed. I was perpetually terrified of the freakin' glue). This makes life so much easier! All you do is apply your mascara, then apply the transplanting gel, and while the transplanting gel is still wet, you apply the 3D Fiber mascara. You then set the mascara with another coat of the transplanting gel. Easy-peasy! Now, I don't always stick to these steps; most of the time I apply the transplanting gel as my mascara and then go through the steps; it's much easier if your lashes tend to clump. There's also a blow-dry method that works wonders!

So, what are you waiting for?!! This mascara is 29.95 + tax and worth every.single.penny. If you can't afford to buy today, you can always host a virtual party and get your mascara for free. Whoop! Ask me how.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Today has been one of those days where my attitude in general has been terrible. I'm going to say what my mom would have already said to me today if I hadn't of said it myself: "you should've gone to church!" Not that this is an excuse, although I legitimately could not have driven both of my kids to church today as I accidentally left Harper's car seat in my mom's car. #momfail

I've lost my patience with both of my kids numerous times today, and actually said out loud in my frustrations, "Why did I have kids??!" I'm ashamed of myself. Yes, I'm only human and no one is perfect except for our Holy Father. Luckily, Harper's still too young to understand words and meanings; Aaron, on the other hand, looked at me with such disappointment and hurt that it broke my heart. I felt awful. As soon as I said those words I wanted to take them back. I hugged and kissed him and told him I was sorry. Kids are so awesome in that they forget in a matter of seconds or minutes, where we hold onto grudges for years sometimes.

So today, in all of my frustrations, I'm going to refer to this verse:

"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." ~James 1:4I'm not going to clean up this messy house, not mop this sticky kitchen floor, and not fold all of this laundry (well, maybe I'll fold a little.....I'm going on 5 days behind- uh-oh!) and I'm going to enjoy my children because before I know it they'll be gone and I'll do anything to have these moments back.Enjoy your lazy Sunday.~LL

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Gosh, I cannot believe that you are 1! Where did the time go?? I was thinking back today on where I was a year ago. I was huge and so nervous. I was up at 4 AM; we had to be at the Medical Center in Macon at six that day. I didn't sleep a wink all night long; I was so excited and nervous. On the way down to Macon, your dad and I listened to the Hall & Oates Pandora station. I remember just wanting low-key and calm. We arrived at the hospital, signed in, went to the recovery room, and from that point on it went pretty fast. My c-section began at 7:30 and you were out by 7:40. Actually, I think you were out before 7:40 (I was good and drugged up, honey). I'll never forget how long it took to actually see you. I remember Dr. Harper (that's my doctor: no you're not named after him and no, he's not your real dad) saying "Wow! A lot of hair! Whoa! She looks big! I think she must be 8 pounds!" They took you away immediately because, bless your sweet heart......you swallowed your poop (shhh, I won't tell anyone). Plus, you had a lot of fluid they had to suck out since you didn't come through the birth canal. I was a little worried I won't lie. It seemed like it took forever to finally see you. Your dad even left me to go check on you, and when he came back he had a picture of you on our nurse anesthetist phone (long story for another day). You were hurge. I thought "did I just birth this huge baby???" It was all the fluid you retained making your grand entrance. They finally brought you to me when I was in recovery after surgery. Ahhh....that moment. That moment where my heart grew was one of the best moments of my life. I knew that I'd love you, but I didn't know how much because my whole heart belonged to your brother. It's so true that just when you think your heart can't handle any more love, it does. It expands.

Pure love

Hello, sweet girl. I've been waiting on you!

The first few months were a little tough, of course. You had your days and nights mixed up, you had bad reflux, and I'm sure there were plenty of other things that I thought were a huge deal at the time. It's funny that as I type this I can't remember them. God has a way of making your forget things like that, I suppose.

Around 2 months, your little personality started coming out:

And then the real cuteness began....

Not real happy about a Christmas tree sweater....

But loving your fancy NYE outfit (thanks, Aunt Meme!)

Doing super cute gymnastic moves in your crib....

Loving any kind of attention your big bubba gives you!

Being REAL excited about going out to dinner with mom & dad!

"Uh, I know I look good. And I know this foot propped up is cute, too!"

To wrap up this wordy blog, I want to tell you 12 things I love about you since you're officially 12 months. :) Of course, I love every hair on your head (and trust me, there are many) but I've got to end this post today. Here goes!

I love your beautiful blue eyes and the way they light up when you smile. You smile with your eyes, and there is nothing better than seeing those baby blues twinkle up at me when you wake up in the morning.

I love the way your pretty hair curls in the back after your bath when it's still wet. Heartmelt. <3 li="">
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I love the way you sit on your knees when watching your big brother play with his toys. It breaks my heart in the best way possible every time.

I love that you already love friends and LOVE a good party. You get it from your mama! ;)

I love the bond you already share with your dad. It's always been said that girls are "daddy's girls" (although I think you're more of a mama's girl) and lemme' just say: your daddy is wrapped.

I love all of your cute 10 (yes, 10!) teeth. I especially love looking at them while you're laughing when your daddy and I hold you upside down.

I love that when you want me or you're tired you say "mamamamamama" over and over again.

I love when you lay your head on my chest, or your daddy's chest, or even Sophie May when we say the world "loves" to you. You already know at such a young age how to show love. You amaze me.

I love that you love the song "All About that Bass" and dance when it comes on. You really do. (You are so your mama's child!)

I love that when you kiss they're big, open-mouth wet kisses. They make me happy.

I love, love, LOVE the relationship you already have with your big brother. Watching the two of you together sometimes brings me to tears, and I'm reminded of God's love when I look into both of your eyes.

Last but not least, I love you, my Harper Beth.

"You are the twinkle in my eye, star in my sky, beat of my heart, mate to my soul, skip in my step, smile on my face, bee to my honey, song in my heart, love of my life." ~Unknown.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

This post popped up on my Timehop app today. For all of you that don't feel like clicking (don't blame ya!) it's a letter that I wrote Harper a few days before her birthday. I seriously cannot believe she's almost a year old! Where did the time go?? I'll save all the mushiness for her one year birthday blog in a few days (you're welcome), but it hit me today that this is most likely the last year I'll ever have a child turning one. She finished the last bit of her formula this morning and I panicked: Do I run up to the store for another tub or do we officially jump off the deep end to cow's milk?? I mean, we've been adding milk steadily to her diet for the past month or so.....is she really ready for a bottle full of straight-up milk?? Oh, and the bottle?? We have to go through the drama of moving to the sippy cup now?? Go ahead and pour me a drink, because Lord are we in for the drama...from both Harper and myself I'm sure. Aaron didn't move onto the sippy cup until he was 13 months old; if I offered the sippy cup to him he'd cry and then I'd cry. Adam finally put his foot down and said, "he's 13 months old, he doesn't need to be drinking from a bottle anymore" before I agreed that it was definitely past time. After a day of not drinking anything, Aaron finally drank from the sippy cup that night. Hallelujah!!! I know these things seem so trivial (and in the grand scheme of things, they are) but what can I say? These are the days.....of moving to cow's milk, fretting over sippy cups, and taking pacifiers away (don't even get me started).

How do you know if this is "the last?" I've been asking myself that question a lot lately. My sister gave birth to the most beautiful, delicious (next to Harper, of course ;)) little girl last week and I'm crazy in love. As I held her, I felt those old, familiar feelings pop up: "We're not done!" "I miss the sweet baby head smell!" "We do make really cute babies....." "I've always wanted a third!" "If we have another one, I'll surely have enough boob milk this time for the whole neighborhood!" Yeahhhhh, right. I forget the hard times: the lack of sleep, the feeling of failure when my milk is not satisfying enough, the pure exhaustion, and oh yeah, the fact that on top of these things I'm recovering from major surgery! But still I wonder....is it my last? I know that question only God has the answer to. If you ask my husband he'll say "hell yes!" Hahahah.